In this Book
- Elites, Language, and the Politics of Identity: The Norwegian Case in Comparative Perspective
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in National Identities
summary
Why and when do linguistic cleavages within a nation become politicized? Using Norway—where language has played a particularly salient role in the nation’s history—as a case study, Gregg Bucken-Knapp explores these questions and challenges the notion that the politicization of language conflict is a response to language problems. He shows that political elites often view language conflict as a political opportunity, placing it on the policy agenda as an effective mobilizing tool to serve their own nonlinguistic political ends. Although language-oriented interest groups may fight to achieve desired language policies, they are generally unsuccessful when their preferences clash with the broader objectives of political elites. This book focuses on understanding just how language policies emerge.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-xi
- 4. The Shifting Fate of the S
- pp. 99-124
- 6. Conclusion
- pp. 145-156
- Bibliography
- pp. 179-187
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791487204
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
56066742
Pages
205
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No